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North America
Atlanta
GA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Atlanta compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Atlanta is 13% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Atlanta compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,720
+$620 (+1%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Atlanta compare to Chicago?
Atlanta has better overall weather
6.2/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
12°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,738h/yr+230h/yr(+9%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 28°C in Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs -5°C in Chicago)
Rainy Days
112/yr+20/yr(+22%)
Muggy Days
89/yr+47/yr(+112%)
Cloud Cover
44%(vs 47% in Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Atlanta compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Atlanta compared to Chicago?
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
0.3 years quicker than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Atlanta has around 11 Luma events listed.
That's 52% fewer events than Chicago.
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